Tiny Desk Contest Archives - Philthy Mag

Bandits on the Run: “In a time like this, people are looking for joy and connection.” (7/20 at City Winery)

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July 9, 2025

“We’re really gonna try to muss up City Winery,” laughs Adrian Blake Enscoe, one-third of Brooklyn indie-folk-pop-Americana outfit Bandits on the Run, before Sydney Shepherd (his partner in life and music) proclaims, “We’ve performed everywhere from Broadway to the subway.” That is actually true… Adrian, Sydney, and Regina Strayhorn...
Alisa Amador: “Playing big stages and festivals is exhilarating, but I honestly love playing in smaller rooms.” (12/7 at WCL)

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December 6, 2024

Last March Alisa Amador graced the stage of The Lounge at World Café Live alongside Emily Scott Robinson and Violet Bell, who were touring behind Robinson’s 2022 Built on Bones EP, a collection of songs written for the Witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth which features Amador and Violet Bell on...